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Monthly Archives: March 2009
4 bodies found in Thai dive boat wreck
Divers have found 4 bodies in two sleeping compartments of the dive boat that sank on Sunday night. The boat is in 70 metres and sank in a freak storm. 23 people were rescued on Monday, one body was found … Continue reading
Donsol may be whale shark breeding area
SCMP is reporting that biologists in the Philippines have rescued a 38cm whale shark near Donsol, which may be the smallest known specimen of a whale shark found so far. It had been caught by fishermen and tied by its … Continue reading
2 Hong Kong divers may have suffered air embolism
The Apple Daily is reporting that the two Hong Kong divers who died at the weekend in the Philippines suffered from an air embolism brought on by a rapid ascent. And Ming Pao says that police confirmed that their tanks … Continue reading
Divers off eastern Australia encouraged to take photos of sharks
Divers off eastern Australia are being urged to take along digital cameras, so they can take photos of any sharks they come across. Given the hysteria surrounding the recent attacks in Sydney, I originally assumed that it was a media … Continue reading
Sea rise “to exceed expecations”
Scientists at the climate change summit in Copenhagen are claiming that earlier estimates of the rise in sea levels caused by global warming, are too conservative. They believe that sea levels could rise by a metre or more by 2100. … Continue reading
RGS Lecture – Coral Reefs: on the Edge
Tonight (Wed 11 March) there is a Royal Geographical Society Hong Kong lecture by Julia Whitty. The lecture is Coral Reefs: On the Edge, which will cover what they describe as the most endangered of the biospheres. To quote from … Continue reading
Similans dive boat sinks with 7 missing
More bad news I’m afraid. On Sunday night, dive boat from Dive Asia named Choke Somboon sank 22km from Phuket, while on the way back from the Similans. Fishing boats rescued 23 people, but two Australians, two Swiss, one German, … Continue reading
Cebu diving fatalities
SCMP has an update on the story of the 2 divers who died in Cebu. They were part of a group of 6 people from Hong Kong. They left their resort at 10am on Sunday for Olango Island, and descended … Continue reading
Two Hong Kong divers reported dead in Philippines
SCMP have picked up a story from the GMA TV News website about 2 Hong Kong citizens who have died in a diving accident in the Philippines. Pang Chi-lung and Joanne Cheung Wai were both staying at Paradive Beach Resort … Continue reading
BCD safety survey
Scuba STAR Network are conducting one of their regular safety surveys, this time on BCD safety. You can help by going to their website. You can also see results from their recent survey on regulators.
Sardine run videos
The BBC has an article on the sardine run, which includes a couple of videos. The first one features sardines on the menu for dolphins, sharks and gannets. The second focuses on gannets diving down to 10 metres to get … Continue reading
More whales stranded in Tasmania
Earlier this week about 200 whales beached themselves on the southern end of King Island in Tasmania. The good news is that rescuers have managed to help get 54 pilot whales and 5 dolphins back into deep water, but these … Continue reading